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_aUre, P. N. _q(Percy Neville), _d1879-1950 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Origin of Tyranny |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2020-06-10 | ||
| 508 | _aE-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, Turgut Dincer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Origin of Tyranny" by P. N. Ure is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the emergence and foundations of tyranny during the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. in ancient Greece, examining how economic transformations, particularly the introduction of coinage, facilitated the rise of tyrants. The author aims to present complex historical connections in a clear manner, making it accessible to readers beyond classical scholars. The opening of the work introduces the concepts and themes that will be explored throughout the chapters. Ure discusses the remarkable transformations occurring in Greek society during the seventh and sixth centuries, particularly the financial revolution initiated by the advent of coinage. He notes that this period was not only pivotal for commerce and trade but also witnessed the rise of tyrants who leveraged their economic power to attain political dominance. Ure sets the stage for examining specific tyrants and their connections to economic conditions, providing a historical framework that suggests a correlation between wealth and the establishment of tyranny, while acknowledging the complexity of historical interpretation regarding these figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aArchaeology | ||
| 653 | _aWealth | ||
| 653 | _aCivilization, Ancient | ||
| 653 | _aGreece -- History -- To 146 B.C. | ||
| 653 | _aDespotism | ||
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